Missing Number KS2/Second Level Anchor Charts

A bright and engaging set of 8 Missing Numbers Anchor Charts designed for pupils working within Second Level Curriculum for Excellence.

These colourful, primary-friendly posters help learners develop confidence when finding missing numbers in sequences, patterns and calculations. Clear worked examples, step-by-step strategies and visual prompts encourage pupils to look for relationships between numbers and explain how they know an answer is correct.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?
What Are Missing Numbers?
Missing Numbers in Addition & Subtraction
Missing Numbers in Multiplication & Division
Missing Numbers in Sequences & Patterns
Using Inverse Operations
Using Place Value & Number Relationships
Missing Numbers in Multi-Step Problems
Missing Number Problem Solving & Checking Answers

SKILLS COVERED
Identifying missing numbers in sequences
Recognising increasing and decreasing patterns
Finding and describing the rule
Using addition and subtraction to find unknown values
Using multiplication and division facts
Applying inverse operations
Counting forwards and backwards
Using number lines
Recognising odd, even and other familiar number patterns
Using place value clues
Finding missing numbers at the beginning, middle or end of a sequence
Solving missing-number calculations
Checking answers using the original rule
Applying strategies to problem-solving questions

EACH ANCHOR CHART FEATURES
Bright, child-friendly design
Clear mathematical explanations
Colour-coded worked examples
Step-by-step strategies
Key mathematical vocabulary
Helpful reminders and top tips
Visual prompts and number patterns
Opportunities for pupils to practise independently

PERFECT FOR
P5–P7
Second Level Numeracy and Mathematics
Maths working walls
Whole-class teaching
Guided maths
Independent reference
Revision and consolidation
Number and number-process lessons
Early-finisher support
Classroom displays

The posters encourage pupils to move beyond guessing by asking them to look for clues, identify the rule, use an appropriate strategy and check that their answer fits.

Curriculum: Curriculum for Excellence
Level: Second Level
Subject: Numeracy and Mathematics
Topic: Missing Numbers
Pages: 8

A practical and colourful classroom resource for helping learners become more confident when solving missing-number problems, recognising patterns and using number relationships.